You’ve heard of Siamese Twins, but you probably never thought about it occurring outside of the human race. I know I haven’t… Then this past weekend I found this “Siamese Twin” Daisy at Whole Foods. It was on a plant with many flowers, hidden amongst many for sale. I loved it.
I never really considered the idea of “conjoined flowers” before. But it seems pretty reasonable. Apparently it’s pretty common in Gerbera Daisies, Squash, Echinacea and similar plants. A google search for “Siamese Twin Flowers” produced some interesting results, but no scientific explanation as to why it occurs. I would assume it’s some sort of mutation or incomplete cell division, but other research suggests it can possibly be a result of seeds planted too closely, or a virus such as Aster Yellow Virus that affects coneflowers, among others. In short, I can’t tell you the real answer for sure, as to why it occurs.
Nonetheless, here’s a few pictures for you to enjoy.
jaffacake says
January 17, 2017 at 4:56 amHi, I’d never heard of conjoined flowers either until I bought this Gerber’s the other day. She has three conjoined heads and it looks a little like a lion – I love it, it’s so cute! Wish I was able to post a photo on here.
Tammie says
April 8, 2017 at 11:56 amI have one too!!!
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Samantha Luke says
March 3, 2019 at 12:51 pmDoes it continuously regrow like this? Mine is on its second round of Siamese buds. I’m wondering if it will always produce like this.
Jason says
September 26, 2019 at 10:18 pmI’d like to hear more, good question
Brielle says
August 2, 2017 at 8:00 pmYes! my boyfriend bought me some the other day and it was the first thing i noticed! it makes it that much more special! i love it!
hi says
October 23, 2018 at 1:13 pmI bought an orange/yellow gerbera daisy that had 2 flowers attached like this ( at home depot)
Laura Obal says
October 27, 2018 at 7:29 pmYes I’ve had them like that on my gerber daisies. I have now the two flowers blooming are back to back!
Vanda potocki says
April 23, 2019 at 2:14 pmI found a common daisy that had two heads that looked elongated as one head worn two flat stalks joined together
John says
May 13, 2019 at 1:33 pmWe just found one for mothers day but it looks like quadruplets. Can I download a photo ….
AbbyMalone says
May 13, 2019 at 1:35 pmI’d love to see it!
Elliot H says
June 8, 2019 at 6:55 pmI found this page because I was searching about Gerberas with mutations. I just picked one up with three stems all fused into one huge stem, with one siamese twin flower and the other just a double head. Home Depot had some with far more in bloom, but I got attached to the special one. 😛 Thanks for posting these photos, the flower is gorgeous!!! There’s something so fulfilling about having plants that have mutated to become so unique. 🙂
Riki says
October 20, 2019 at 12:11 pmOh my gosh! I was just about to research triplet gerber and saw your post! Mine did the same thing. One stalk with three flowers, two of which are conjoined. So cool! I took pictures and announced to my kids that I had triplets lol. I do NOT have a green thumb but have been able to grow Gerbers inside, so they are very special to me